Daisy Delight , Lovely Words and Layered Leaves

#KOCreationscards #Daisydelight #Daisies #Embossing #Cardmaking #Masking #CI14 #Flowers #Garden #Nature #Layeredleaves #Detailedfloralthinlits

Welcome back everyone 😊

Yesterday I shared a card created using the fabulously versatile Daisy Delight bundle and using a colour palette from the Colour INKspiration challenge. 

You can see that card HERE

These are the colours that make up the challenge for  #CI14 Love creating? Love Colour and different palletes? Just click the challenge number and ask to join the Facebook Group to be able to take part yourself.

These colours are Smoky Slate, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Sky and Night of Navy.

Here is Today's card.

Lovely

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For this gorgeous card creation I started by cutting a rectangle of thick Whisper White using the Detailed Floral Thinlits edge die . 

I sponged Rich Razzleberry on my thick Whisper White card base in the area that I was going to leave a gap.

I LIGHTLY spritzed both of my die cut pieces with water and ran them through the Layered Leaves dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ( or TIEF for short) As I wanted to deboss the leafy image I made sure I had the card the right way round.

I really like the effect of the debossed leaves behind my daisies.

Do you think that the sponged colour gives this card the illusion of 3D?? 

I punched out 3 daisy images and coloured them by using a dauber and Rich Razzleberry. I then added Night of Navy and Rich Razzleberry card stock using the Blossom Builder punch. 

Another versatile punch and a must have if you enjoy building your own flowers like I do!

I finished my flowers by adding a Faceted Gem to each centre.

The sentiment is from the centre cut out from a Lovely Words diecut and layered in Night of Navy and Smoky Slate to create a shadow effect

The leaves behind the Daisy have been cut using the leaf die from the eclectic layers thinlits in Smoky Slate card stock.

Angled and Open View

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For the inside I used the ink and wipe method for the daisy stamp. Firstly inking in Night of Navy, wiping and then inking in Rich Razzleberry. Stamping once turning and without re-inking stamping again.

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Daisy Delight #CI14

#KOCreationscards #Daisydelight #Daisies #Embossing #Cardmaking #Masking #CI14 #Flowers #Garden #Nature

Welcome back everyone 😊

Today I have been working with a colour palette from Colour INKspiration

 Every fortnight they choose a different Colour challenge for everyone to have try their hand at, You can join the FB group by clicking HERE and asking to join.

Here is this fortnights colours.

 They are Smoky Slate, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Sky and Night of Navy

As just recently the Daisy Delight bundle has become orderable again in Australia! - Jumps for joy lol I adore this bundle, it is perfect for soooo many occasions and is really great value for money.

 If you purchase the Daisy Delight Stamp and Punch set ( 145361) as a bundle then you will save 10% as with all bundles available from Stampin' Up!® 

So,  in honour of being back in stock I chose the Daisy Delight bundle to use for this gorgeous colour palette.

AND

Here is my card.

I actually made two cards. 

But I will share the other card tomorrow  though 😉

Thank You....for your kindness

#KOCreationscards #Daisydelight #Daisies #Embossing #Cardmaking #Masking #CI14 #Flowers #Garden #Nature

For my card base I used thick Whisper White card stock with layers of Night of Navy and Whisper White. 

I made a circle mask using my layering circles framelits and softly sponged Soft Sky and Night of Navy inside.

I then mixed embossing paste with a drop of Smoky Slate ink refill and using the clouds mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. I let the clouds be outside the circle area.

When this was dry I stamped the stem of the daisy in Night of Navy.

I punched the daisy with the Daisy punch and whisper white, then daubed Rich Razzleberry over the centre and ends. I cut this in half and doubled over. Chopping out a couple of petals and arranging them in a falling manner below the main flower.

I added a large faceted gem to the centre.

To finish the front I used the Iridescent sequins from the metallics sequins.

Open and Angled View 

#KOCreationscards #Daisydelight #Daisies #Embossing #Cardmaking #Masking #CI14 #Flowers #Garden #Nature

For the inside I used the ink and wipe method for the daisy stamp. Firstly inking in Night of Navy, wiping and then inking in Rich Razzleberry.


If you would like to purchase any of the items I used to create this card project with today then look no fi=urther than the carousel below. It ahs all itmes listed and is linked directly to my store.
When ordering online with me please remember to use the
Hostess Code for August
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All those who use the code and enter their contact details go into the draw for the 2 monthly prizes that are available. 1 prize is for orders up to $100 and the other prize is for orders $100 and over.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and

I hope you enjoyed my creative efforts 😉

Hello - Climbing Orchid - #CI13

Hello again 😊

Half way through the school holidays here and I am still managing to create and blog! 

Achieving - Whoohoo lol

My post today is about sharing some new products with you.

                        

Embossing Paste ($11.50) and the Pattern Party Decorative Masks ($10.00).

These are what I used to create my gorgeous brick background for today's project. 

The embossing paste is the BOMB man! WOW 

Just a little bit goes aloooooong way. 

Just four small tspoons of paste created over 8 backgrounds the same size as below!

So I will be sharing more of these over the next few weeks as I try to use them up hahaha. Shouldn't be too hard, as I just love creating!

I am also entering this project into the Colour Inkspiration #CI13 challenge.

The colours for this challenge are spring inspired. 

They are Sweet Sugarplum, Wild Wasabi, Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Fig.

You will aslo see where I got my inspiration for my project from after seeing this hehehe..

Hello

#KOCreationscards #climbingorchidbundle #embossing #masking #stampinup #rubberstamping #cardmaking

I was sort of happy with my orchid, but I am going to try to paint them next time instead of stamping. I was hoping for a more blending of colours than what I actually achieved above with stamping on wet watercolour paper and letting the ink bleed. I even covered the orchid in Wink of Stella trying to blend the two colours more hahaha. 

Oh well we live and learn. It's all experimentation, right!?! 

And believe me....I will be back with this card, but maybe a better version lol 

VERY SOON!

OK moving onto the Hows for the background.

To create Backgrounds

You will need - baby wipes, silicone mats, embossing paste, palette knives and ink pads of your choice or re-inkers as well as card stock and painters tape/washi tape.

• Get your tape strips ready. *If using washi tape stick the strips to your clothes or carpet a few times to remove excess stickiness.
• I have a couple of silicone mats (a must if you want to mix more than one colour) so I stamped my colour onto the mats, two colours per mat.
•  Set up your card stock and scratch underlay paper and tape in place, making sure to only tape the edges but at the same time making sure it doesn't slide around. 
• Set your mask up over the top and tape into position.
• I then added a small tspoon of embossing paste to the middle of each colour block. I then mixed them with my palette knives. 
• (For the bricks above I used Fresh Fig and Sweet Sugarplum.) The colours blended together a little when I wiped them on to create this gorgeous brick colour and also gave me light and dark areas.
• Moving quickly spread the embossing paste over the top. You can blend the colours together when spreading to create new colours too. Clean your palette knife before getting a new colour so as to not contaminate your mixes.
• When done remove the mask, clean it and put card stock aside to dry. 
• Repeat steps until paste has been used up.

Open and Angled view

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After creating my orchid and stems I then built my orchid with dimensionals. I cut a Sassy Heart in vellum and glued this into positon ontop of my brick background. 

 I then glued orchid into place and the stem pieces under and around the orchid.

I added some Rhinsetone Basic Jewels to finish. 

I do hope you have enjoyed my little project today. 

It was one of trials and errors but in the end I managed a not so bad card.

If you are looking to purchase any of the items I used to create this card project with then please use the carousel below.

It has all items used listed and is linked directly to my store.

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Thank you so much for visiting with me today. 

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Magical Mermaid Wishes Water Colouring

Welcome back everyone 😊

Today I am sharing with you a  card using water colours and the Magical Mermaid stamp set.

Close Up of Colouring.

#KOCreationscards #magicalmermaid #watercolouring #cardmaking #GDP095 #fussycutting #rubberstamping #masking

I am entering this card into the Global Design Project weekly challenge. #GDP095

Their challenge theme this week is  Kids.

I have seen masks that you can purchase that give you a ragged edge to ink or paint within. This creates a type of frame. 

SU doesn't have these as yet, So I made my own! I just used card stock and tore a ragged edged shape from the centre. 

Here is a picture of my makeshift mask.

Pretty simple eh! And it is re-usable! Just let it dry 😁

Here's How.

Focal Background.

• To hold the mask in place I used snail adhesive all around the edges. 
• I then stuck it to my clothes! lol YES my clothes and the carpet too! I did this to get rid of the excess stickiness, I wanted it to stay in place but not tear any paper when it was removed. I stuck it to the Watercolour paper in the position I wanted.
• I then inked two blocks with my chosen colours (Bermuda Bay and So Saffron) 
• I sprayed water onto my watercolour paper and also onto the blocks holding the colour. 
• I used my Aqua Painters, as wet as I could make them and washed the colour over the area I wanted for both colours.
• With the remaining colour on the blocks, I just smooshed it on top of the washed colours.
• I then used my aqua painter to mix and blend them just a little. 
• I left this to dry.

Magical Mermaid Kisses

#KOCreationscards #magicalmermaid #watercolouring #cardmaking #GDP095 #fussycutting #rubberstamping #masking

For the rest of the focal.

• While the water colouring was drying, I stamped the mermaid image onto Shimmery White card stock using Memento black ink. 
• I blotted this and then made sure it was dry with my heat tool. I didn't want any smudging!
• Once the black ink was completely dry, I fussy cut her out.
• I then coloured my mermaid using aqua painters.
• Her hair is So Saffron, her skin/body is Powder Pink and her tail is Bermuda Bay mixed with So Saffron. 
• To add extra glimmer I used the Wink of Stella pen.
• AND just to add a few more highlights along her tail, I used the whisper white re-inker to touch the scales along the centre and down the length of her tail.. 
• To complete the scene I stamped put my mask back in place over the watercolour paper. I then trimmed to size and glued the front to the basic black card stock layer.. 
• I stamped my images in Tranquil Tide and Sahara Sand.
• I then added some Pearl basic jewels along the sandy bottom stamped images.
• I placed the mermaid onto mini dimensionals.
• My sentiment is also from the magical mermaid stamp set and has been masked so I could split the original sentiment into two and place at the top and bottom of my card.

Angled and Open view

#KOCreationscards #magicalmermaid #watercolouring #cardmaking #GDP095 #fussycutting #rubberstamping #masking

Well I do hope you enjoyed my card today.

If you are wanting to purchase any of the items I used to create my card with, then please use the carousel below. It has all of the items used and is linked directly to my store.

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You Make me Smile - Embossing Paste and Masks - #CI12

Welcome back everyone 😊

Today I have been playing with my embossing paste and mixing it with some pretty colours from the Colour Inkspiration Challenge #CI12 

Please click the picture to see the colour challenge for yourself.

We have a range of colours to choose from this week

Whisper White, Night Of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, Cherry Cobbler, Flirty Flamingo, Dapper Denim, Smoky Slate and Peekaboo Peach.

I chose to use Elegant Eggplant, Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Whisper White.

Here are my cards. I actually made two!

You Make Me Smile

using Eastern Medallions

#KOCreationscards #stampinup #embossingpaste #masking #cardmaking #DIY #eaternbeautybundle

My card base is Flirty Flamingo and my card front is whisper white. I used a layer of silver foil to add extra interest.

For the card above I used the Eastern Medallions thinlits to make masks with acetate.

I used my ink pads sponging onto clear blocks then added a dollop of Embossing Paste to each block. Mixing each colour I applied it to the mask and paper underneath. I slightly overlapped each colour, this mixed the colours slightly to give a different shade or completely different colour.

After all of the embossing paste was dry I cut a medallion in vellum. I then went searching for my stitched shapes thinlits....Oh No! I couldn't find them...

I kept looking and ended up cleaning my whole craft room while trying to find them 😲 all to no avail. I have lost them 😢

So I used the layering circle thinlits instead for my sentiment.

You Make Me Smile

using the Pattern Part Decorative Masks

#KOCreationscards #stampinup #embossingpaste #masking #cardmaking #DIY #eaternbeautybundle

For the larger medallion I used the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. My card base for this card is Elegant Eggplant with Whisper White for the card front.

I used the left over embossing past to create this card and even then I still had a little left over, so I made one more card base. But unfortunately I didn't get time to finish that card. Hopefully later 😊

I added the3 elegant eggplant as a layer underneath the vellum for this card as the vellum just wasn't enough.

The sentiment for both cards is from the Eastern Palace stamp set.

Both Cards together

#KOCreationscards #stampinup #embossingpaste #masking #cardmaking #DIY #eaternbeautybundle

I finished the large medallion card by adding the enamel shapes in Elegant Eggplant

Isn't this just gorgeous!?! For the smaller medallion card I used the metallic enamel shapes. These shapes are such an easy way to pimp out a card. Don't you think

And another shot of them together

#KOCreationscards #stampinup #embossingpaste #masking #cardmaking #DIY #eaternbeautybundle

I hope you found some inspiration from my project today.

If you are searching for any of the products I have used to create with today. Then please use the carousel below. It has everything listed and is linked directly to my store.

When shopping with me don't forget to enter the Hostess code for July
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Thank you for visiting, if you have any questions please ask them in comments below. 

I always reply.

Star of Light Starburst Tutorial

Welcome Back

 I had many requests for instructions on how to make the starburst effect for my Christmas Spirit card.

When I made Christmas Spirit it was all trials & errors. Loads of time taken up with mistakes, as is the way when you are trying something new.

I didn't write instructions for the card with my first blog because of all my mistakes, I simply ran out of time.

 So I decided to try a video tutorial.

I had a spare day yesterday to fiddle around,as my middle child was home ill.

#Staroflight #Masking #Blending #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Tutorial

Star Of Light Starburst Tutorial

Being my first tutorial I hope my efforts weren't to clumsy and you got the general idea of how to make this card.

Please forgive me if I talk to myself and I think I did mumble a bit too!
  

Card stock used + measurements:

• 2 by A4 Night of Navy
  1 cut at 20.5 cm x 21 cm then scored & folded to be 20.5 x 10.5 for the base
  1 piece 19.3 x 9.3 cm (front of card)
  another 19.5 x 9.3 cm (inside of card)

• 2 A4 of thick Whisper White
  1 cut at 19 x 9 cm
  1 cut at 20  x 10 cm (both of these are for the front)
  1 cut at 20 x 10
  1 cut at 19.3 x 9.3 cm (both inside of card)

#Staroflight #Masking #Blending #KOCreationscards #Handmade #Tutorial

Thank you so much for stopping in today.

PLEASE let me know if my tutorial was helpful. 

If you have any questions please ask in the comments. 

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My Sea Folly

My Sea Folly

Have you ever started creating with an idea in mind and it just wouldn't happen?! 

Friday I received a demonstrator order, one that I had placed the week before. 

I opened my box of goodies with such excitement and found my Circle Card thinlits die, along with my new DSP's, cardstock & my Sea themed stamps.

 I was over the moon & couldn't wait to get started.

So, yesterday I went to my studio. With the intent of creating one of these 'Circle Cards'....I found an online tutorial showing how to use the die, but ....NO WAY HO-SAY! 

I just couldn't think of how I wanted it to look & nothing I did was going to make it happen.

I was distracted! 

My minds eye kept picturing the Sea themed stamp sets I had unpacked, and I just had to keep picking them up! 

They were calling me to create with them!

SO, I DID

 &

 I created this set, 

I call

 'Sea Folly'

#Bythetide #Fromlandtosea #Seastreet #Traveler 

#Saharasand #Stampinup #Poolparty 

To create Sea Folly: 

For this gorgeous ocean inspired set.

• I used Soft Suede as the base for each card cut into 14 cm x 14 cm top fold squares. 
• I then cut contrasting squares for each base, with each square 2 millimeters smaller than the last until I had 3 layers on top of my base. Blushing Bride, Island Indigo,  with Very Vanilla being the last and smallest square, adding 1 square of the Soft Suede under each of the top squares.. 
• I sponged each Very Vanilla top square with a coordinating ink to match the chosen contrasting cardstock. Inks used for this were Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso & Sahara Sand
• I stamped my images onto each of the inked card tops. At one stage having to create a 'Mask' which I used to layer the lighthouse onto the mountains - from the In the Meadow stamp set, and then again when I added the sea spray effect. My masks used are pictured below. I also used By the Tide, From Land to Sea, Sea Street & Traveler stamp sets.

#Masking

• I embellished some of the cards with Brights Sequins Assortment, Pearl Basic Jewels,  Linen Thread + some burlap that I had pulled threads out from, quite alot lol

                                                                           

#KOCreations #Seafolly #Seacreatures

I hope you enjoy these cards as much as I did creating them.

Thank you.

 To shop for any of the items I used in 'To create Sea Folly' Just click on the lighter grey coloured words.

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